In this episode, Perry is joined by Derick McDuff of the Underrated podcast network to discuss Akira Kurosawa’s 1980 film, Kagemusha. It received a lot of support from George Lucas and Franci…
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A thief reborn as a lord finds himself caught between the contradictions of the feudal order and the borders of identity in Akira Kurosawa’s Sengoku-era tragedy.


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A young woman besotted with a bit player actor attempts to change her life but finds little in the way of freedom in Lino Brocka’s searing character study.
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